US charges five alleged Russian agents over global plot targeting Ukraine allies
US prosecutors have charged five alleged Russian agents with plotting attacks on Ukraine allies, while Denmark reports Russian sabotage against its defense firms.
United States federal prosecutors in New York have charged five alleged Russian intelligence agents with conspiring to commit assassinations and sabotage against supporters of Ukraine across North America and Europe. According to the Department of Justice, the network recruited operatives globally to conduct surveillance and carry out lethal attacks, including a June 2024 assault in Prague.
Concurrently, Denmark's Security and Intelligence Service stated that Russian actors have executed physical sabotage against Danish defense contractors supplying military hardware to Kyiv. Officials characterized the incidents as an intensification of Moscow's hybrid campaign aimed at weakening Western aid to Ukraine. All five indicted suspects remain at large as investigations continue.
Sources: BBC News, France24, OCCRP, Sweden Herald, The Guardian
Sources
- The Guardian — Russia plotting to kill Ukraine allies in US and Europe, FBI says
- France24 — US announces charges against five alleged agents for Russia over assassination plots
- BBC News — US accuses Russia of trying to kill Ukrainian allies overseas
- OCCRP — US Charges Russian Network in Alleged European Sabotage, US Murder Plot
- Sweden Herald — Denmark Says Russia Sabotaged Companies Supplying Ukraine
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